Media Types

Media

The choice of media for prints is often dictated by the original art work. Oil or acrylic on canvas is often reproduced on canvas to emulate the original as closely as possible. But sometimes an artist will want to offer alternatives to art purchasers and will have prints made on archival papers as well. Watercolor artists usually will choose a watercolor paper with texture similar to the media they used. Photographers often choose a luster photo paper or a smooth matte paper.

We have tried many different products and have found a few that provide superior reproduction quality, print-ability and color gamut. Breathing Color is a manufacturer whose products are consistently of the highest quality and print-ability. At Giclée of New England, Inc., we have found this media to be a favorite for fine art reproduction. We are continually testing and comparing new products in order to provide our customers with the best of the new products in all media types.

Price Per Square Inch for Media

*New Prices effective 01/01/2018

NEW!!! “Wall-A-Peel” Self-Adhesive Wall Fabric $0.125

Breathing Color Lyve Canvas* $0.165

Breathing Color Silverado (glossy) Canvas* $0.165

Breathing Color Elegance Velvet (textured watercolor paper) $0.147

Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper $0.147

Epson Semi-gloss or Glossy Photo Paper $0.147

Archival Matte $0.135

Pearl Photo Metallic $0.147

*NEW Silver Metallic Photo Paper $0.147

Other media types available. Please let us know your needs and we can tell you the prices per square inch and square foot.

*Canvas is coated with a museum grade Giclée finish. This also adds scratch resistance and longevity to your canvas prints.

Calculating Price

Printing is charged at a cost per square inch. Use the size of the finished print including the area around the image to calculate the price. Maximum width is 44 inches by any length.

When pricing prints, add at least one inch to each side of the image measurement if you are planning on matting and framing the print. This will provide a .5″ white border used to secure the print to the backing in order for a mat to go on top and cover a minimal amount of the image. The mat-board keeps the print off the glass to protect it over time. Now multiply the new length x width for total square inches and then multiply that by the cost of the media.

For example, if the image is 16×20 inches multiply 17×21 to get a square inch total. 16+1=17 x 20+1= 21 = 357 sq in. Multiply the square inch measurement by the media price per square inch to get the cost of each print. If you choose to print this on Elegance Velvet Platinum fine art paper, then the cost would be 357 x .135 = $48.20.

If you prefer more white space around your image, add twice the number of inches you want to the length and width. For example, if you want two inches of white space all around add 4 inches to each side, 16×20 image : 20×24 media size, or 16+4 =20+4=24 = 480 sq. inches. 480 x .135 = $64.80

When figuring price for stretched canvas be sure to add three inches to your image for wrapping the canvas onto standard stretcher bars. If using larger than standard bars add enough to the media size to go around the bars, 4-5 inches depending upon width of bars. Cost for stretching on standard bars (.75″) is united inches (length +width) times $1.50. Stretching Gallery bars (1.25 wide) is united inches times $2.00. PS: Stretched canvas must be in whole inches